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LOT 0709
Roman and Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Collection
2ND-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (62 grams total, 31-61 mm).
Comprising: two bow brooches; an equal-arm brooch with incised decoration; a large portion of a Saxon cruciform brooch; a brooch with a teardrop-shaped cell; a hybrid brooch with enamelled lozenge-shaped central plate. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hansons Auctions, Derbyshire, UK.
Property of a Shropshire private collector.
Accompanied by an old identification ticket for the equal-armed brooch.
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